Thetis came to Mount Olympus and arrived at the palace of Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen, which was located a little higher on the mountainside of the sacred mountain.
This is the rule of the gods. According to the divine order from low to high, the residence is from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. However, the location of the holy mountain of Dionysus, the god of wine, is higher than the bottom of the mountain and does not reach the mountainside (Note 1).
The palace is very large, and it looks majestic. The entire palace is made of bronze, shining with starlight, beautiful and solid, and can be called luxurious.
Thetis stepped into the palace and soon found Hephaestus at work.
Thetis looked at Hephaestus at work, who was motionless and focused on his work, seemingly unmoved by all outside interference.
He is currently going all out to cast the tripod. There are twenty tripods in total. Each tripod is equipped with a golden wheel. The golden wheel allows them to roll to the Olympics easily without anyone pushing them. In the main hall of the Holy Mountain, and then rolled into the divine room, there are really amazing treasures.
These tripods are complete except for the ear handles. Basically all the outlines are already there, and Hephaestus is thinking about how to install the ear handles.
When he raised his eyes, Hephaestus saw Thetis and said happily: "I am so happy. The most noble goddess came to my residence and made my place full of glory."
"She was the benefactor who saved me when I was born. Because I was born lame, my mother abandoned me and everyone despised me."
"If Eurynome and Thetis hadn't taken pity on me, carried me back, and raised me in the cave, I would have died long ago."
"My savior came to my house today and asked me to pack up the things in front of me before welcoming him again."
Hephaestus was very polite (Note 2), stood up and went to clean up, supported by the maids. These maids were not real people, they only had the image of humans, but they were cast by Hephaestus in gold. A simulated person.
They were beautiful, could think and speak, and had artistic talents. Hephaestus entrusted these maids to take care of all daily life in the palace, and they did it in an orderly manner.
With the help of the maid, he quickly went to clean it and came back with new clothes.
The scene was also cleaned up by these beautiful golden maids, giving Thetis an intuitive understanding of Hephaestus' superb skills.
After cleaning up and changing into clean clothes, Hephaestus sat beside Thetis and said, "Dear goddess, what brought you to my house? Tell me the reason for your coming, and I will definitely do it." Will do our best to accommodate any of your requests.”
Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen, had a very good attitude towards this former benefactor, and especially wanted to help her in order to repay his past kindness.
Thetis sighed slightly, still very touched by Hephaestus's enthusiasm. When she rescued the abandoned Hephaestus, she did it completely casually, but she did not expect to receive a generous reward.
Thetis told Hephaestus her sorrow, wiping her tears: "Since fate has decided the end of my child Achilles, and I cannot stop it, then in the last days of his life, give him He strives for the final glory to make himself invincible."
"Achilles lost the armor and weapons given to him by his father Peleus, and they were taken by the Trojan prince Hector. If Hector had the divine armor, my son, although he is very powerful, also has the potential to be killed. Dangerous, after all, God’s weapons can harm his invulnerable body.”
Thetis's worries are correct. This is why she repeatedly emphasizes that Achilles should not go into battle easily and wait for her to return.
Thetis said: "So I want you to make a helmet, shield, armor and greaves for Achilles, who is destined to perish, so that he can win in the last days."
Thetis worked hard for Achilles, knowing that she could not escape her fate, but she still wanted to fight for his final glory.
"Honorable goddess!" Hephaestus listened and immediately replied readily: "Don't worry, I will immediately start making armor for your son. If the armor I make can save him from death, I will Feeling extremely happy.”
"He will love the armor I make, and everyone who sees the armor I make will be surprised."
Hephaestus was confident in his skills. He always believed that the armor he made was the best, but his handicrafts were indeed praised by the gods, so he was the god of craftsmen.
"Dear goddess, I will make the best armor, shield and weapons for your child Achilles. Please wait here."
After saying that, Hephaestus left the goddess and came to the specially opened stove.
"Boom!" As soon as they arrived, the stove felt the arrival of God and immediately burst into flames. Not only that, twenty bellows also automatically fanned the fire. Under the action of these bellows, the temperature in the stove could reach extremely high , some metals that are difficult to melt can be melted here.
Hephaestus found materials for making armor, shields, and weapons. These materials were all carefully selected, and he put them into the crucible without any concern.
Hephaestus placed the anvil on the cushion, grabbed the sledgehammer in his right hand, and the pliers in his left hand, and struck the anvil with the sledgehammer.
If it is not beaten once, the anvil will deform once and the impurities will be hammered out.
The forging process was hard, but Hephaestus forged it carefully.
"Thetis was very considerate and did not make any request that would make things difficult for me. She also knew that Achilles' end was determined by fate and Zeus, and no one could resist it."
"If I make this request to Zeus, I will only leave Mount Olympus behind again, right?"
"But Thetis has not made any unreasonable demands, so I have to do my best to build powerful armor and weapons as soon as possible, so that Achilles can wear them and be invincible in Troy."
Thinking of this, the "crackling" sound came one after another.
Troy
Just like in the Greek camp, within three days, the entire city of Troy was filled with smoke, cries shook the earth, and many heroes and princes were cremated.
Even ordinary soldiers were cremated and buried in graves.
Many of these fallen soldiers were citizens of Troy, and their families were all in the city of Troy, so when they were burned, their families cried to death.
The funerals of heroes and princes are relatively grand. Many of them are heroes and princes from other city-states, and their families are in distant kingdoms and city-states.
Three days passed quickly, and these three days were also the days agreed by both Troy and Greece to bury fallen heroes and soldiers. After three days, the war would continue.
In the early morning of the fourth day, Hector woke up. He was afraid of waking his wife, so he got up quietly, went to the armor room and silently put on his armor.
Today he was going to attack the Greeks again. This battle would directly determine the war. He also took it very seriously. He put on his armor, put his sword on his waist, and came to the door.
But Hector fell silent as soon as he reached the door. Under the starlight, he saw his wife, Andromache, the daughter of King Eetion of Thebes, waiting quietly at the door, followed by The maid was holding the boy Astyanax in her arms.
This was Hector's son. Hector felt sad and looked at his son with a smile.
With tears in her eyes, Andromache held her husband's hand tenderly and said: "Hector, every time you fight, you rush to the front, but you don't pity your young son, nor do you Have mercy on your soon-to-be widowed wife?"
"Achilles killed my father, Artemis' arrow killed my mother, and all seven of my brothers were killed by Achilles."
"I have no relatives except you, Hector. To me, you are my father, my mother, and my brother."
Andromache's words made Hector blush. He also felt that he owed his wife and son a lot, and said apologetically: "My dear, you are right, but I am my father Priam." His son, heir to the Kingdom of Troy, how can I avoid it?"
"Once I step aside, what will the Trojans think, and what will the kings of other kingdoms and city-states think? They shed their blood and sacrificed their lives for our Troy."
"I have to charge forward. This is my mission and my responsibility."
"But don't worry, I will definitely protect myself. Even if it's not for myself, I will protect myself for you, my wife Andromache, and my young son Astyanax." Safety." Hector said loudly.
At this time, Pei Ziyun was approaching with light steps. Although he was not at full level, the lightness of the wind still brought him silent skills.
This war was very important, so he came early to join Hector. Hector's mansion was of course the largest, and was actually part of the palace.
At this time, the sky was full of cold stars. As soon as they passed by, I heard someone talking. When I looked carefully, I saw that it was Hector and his wife. They quickly ducked and were listening to the couple talking in the corner.
Listening to it, I felt very emotional.
"Yes, this is Troy's business. If even the prince of Troy doesn't charge at the front, who will charge at the front?"
The Trojan War was originally a Trojan war. Some of the surrounding kingdoms and city-states were allies, and some were forced to join by the Greeks. Although these people helped Troy, whether the Trojan War could be won or not mainly depended on the Trojans. Performance cannot be relied upon by others.
"Now I, Prince Paris, am already performing amazingly. It's hard to imagine how it felt in history, when Paris, who had caused a lot of trouble, hid behind, while Hector had to stand in front."
"According to mythology, Hector is really a very good brother."
"If it were normal, he would have been slapped to death long ago."
"It's a pity that there is nothing I can do now. Without the oracle, the power exposed will only be one more corpse."
Note 1: The rules of the Holy Mountain are universal and apply to all polytheistic religions.
Note 2: The difference between Hephaestus and Thetis's divine level is too big. In theory, they would not be so polite, even if they are kind, this is just a description of the myth.
(End of chapter)